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FNE IDF DocBloc: When the War Comes

Czech Republic 2017-07-21

When the War Comes / Až přijde válka, directed by Jan Gebert, follows a young member of militia Slovak Recruits/ Slovenskí branci, one of the largest paramilitary organizations in Eastern…

Czech Domestic Production Reaches Record High

Czech Republic 2017-07-14

PRAGUE: Revenues for domestic film and TV production for members of the Audiovisual Producers´ Association (APA) reached a record high in 2016 of 921m CZK in turnover, which is the…

FNE IDF Doc Bloc: Testosterone Story

Czech Republic 2017-07-14

Czech director Andrea Culková is developing the documentary Testosterone Story.

Foreign Television Productions Boost Revenues for Czech Producers

Czech Republic 2017-07-13

PRAGUE: Revenues from foreign film and television production surpassed 130 m EUR / 3.5 billion CZK in 2016 compared to 3.7 billion CZK in 2015 with big-budget foreign TV series…

CME to Sell Leading Broadcast Operations in Croatia and Slovenia

Czech Republic 2017-07-12

PRAGUE: Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. has agreed a 230 m EUR deal to sell its leading broadcast operations in Croatia (Nova TV) and in Slovenia (POP TV) to Slovenia…

FNE at KVIFF 2017: Prize Winners: CEE Films Sweep Awards

Czech Republic 2017-07-10

KARLOVY VARY: The Czech/Slovak and Italian coproduction Little Crusader directed by Václav Kadrnka took home the Crystal Globe and a cash prize of 25,000 USD at the 52 Karlovy Vary…

FNE at KVIFF 2017: See How the Critics Rated the Films

Czech Republic 2017-07-10

KARLOVY VARY: FNE has teamed up with FIPRESCI to organise a group of 20 critics attending KVIFF to rate the films in the Main Competition and the East of the…

FNE at KVIFF 2017: Ondřej Havelka Presented Ongoing Project Hastrman

Czech Republic 2017-07-10

KARLOVY VARY: Famous Czech musician and actor Ondřej Havelka introduced his long-awaited project Hastrman during the 52nd Karlovy Vary IFF (30 June – 8 July 2017). Described as a blend…

FNE AV Innovation: Czech Application StyLit Helps Animators

Czech Republic 2017-07-06

PRAGUE: Daniel Sykora and his team from Czech Technical University in Prague have developed a software that helps animators save time and reach more interesting results. StyLit is able to…

FNE at KVIFF 2017: Docu Talents and Jihlava Film Fund Grants Announced

Czech Republic 2017-07-05

KARLOVY VARY: The Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival announced the four recipients of the Ji.hlava Film Fund during Karlovy Vary Film Festival, as well as presenting its lineup of new…

FNE at KVIFF 2017: Works in Progress and Eurimages Lab Project Winners

Czech Republic 2017-07-05

KARLOVY VARY: The film project Censor / Cenzorka directed and produced by renowned Slovak director Peter Kerekes, written by Ivan Ostrochovský and produced by Kerekes Film, has been awarded the…

FNE at KVIFF 2017: Pitch and Feedback Presents Six New Czech and Slovak Projects

Czech Republic 2017-07-05

KARLOVY VARY: Festival directors, sales agents and producers annually flock to the Pitch and Feedback presentation in Karlovy Vary, where the Czech Film Center and the Slovak Film Institute present…

FNE at KVIFF 2017: Czech National Film Archives Inks American Distribution Deal

Czech Republic 2017-07-04

KARLOVY VARY: The Czech National Film Archives has signed an agreement with distribution company Janus Films, the company behind the prestigious Criterion Collection, to licence 30 Czech classic film titles…

The Sound Is Innocent by Johana Švarcová

FNE IDF DocBloc: The Sound is Innocent

Czech Republic 2017-06-30

A Czech/Slovak/French documentary explores electronic music and its relationship to the tape recorder.

GRANTS: Czechs Support Nine Doc Projects

Czech Republic 2017-06-26

PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund's Office announced development grants to nine documentary projects in its June 2017 session. A total of 22 projects applied, which is the most projects…

GRANTS: Czech Film Fund Supports Animation Projects

Czech Republic 2017-06-23

PRAGUE: The Czech State Cinematography Fund's Council gave grants to three Czech majority feature-length animated films in its June 2017 session. The results were announced on 20 June.